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hahie continued. 



corrected to fdfie. Another error on the 

 part of Mr. Tregear is to suggest the asso- 

 ciation of Maori wahie with wahi to split; 

 this is seen in Samoan to be impossible, 

 for the latter is fdsi. We note a difference 

 in the two /s in character: the former 

 mutates to v (w) except in Rapanui, and 

 the latter to h. 

 hahoa (ha causative, hod) to cut, to wound, 

 to hurt. 

 PS Mgv. : tahoa, to make papyrus by 

 beating. 

 Sa. : foa, to chip, to break. To.: foa, 

 to crack, to make an opening. Fu. : 

 foa, to dig, the rent in a mat. 

 Underlying the Nuclear Polynesian sig- 

 nifications the primal sense seems to be 

 that of a hole. The Rapanui, a causative, 

 is a clear derivative in the cutting sense; 

 wound and hurt are secondary within this 

 language. The Mangarevan composite 

 means "to beat until holes appear," 

 which is a distinctive character of the 

 beaten bast of the paper mulberry in the 

 condition in which it is ready for employ- 

 ment in making tapa. 

 hahumuhumu (ha causative, humuhumu) 

 to say, to speak indistinctly, to 

 speak in a deep voice, to mutter, 

 to whisper, to inspire, lecture, 

 reading. 

 hahumuhumu etna, revelation. 

 hakahahumuhumu to insinuate. 

 PSPau.: muhumiihu, a confused noise. 

 Mq. : muhumuhu, to whisper, to 

 murmur; kohumu, kaihumu, kaiko- 

 humu, to whisper, to murmur, to 

 grunt, to growl, to mumble. Ta.: 

 muhu, to babble; omuhumuhu, to 

 whisper, to mutter. 

 Sa.: musumusu, to whisper. To.: muhu, 

 to speak quietly together. Fu.: 

 musu, to speak in low tones. (The 

 Polynesian Wanderings, 383.) 

 The metathesis is not only normal in 

 type, but the presence of the two forms 

 in the Marquesas is sufficient to establish 

 it firmly. 

 hai I to wrap up, to make into parcels, to 

 envelop; food tied up in bundles 

 (ai). 

 PS Sa.: sai, a tightly bound bundle. To.: 

 haihai, to tie up in a bundle. Fu.: 

 sat, to tie; sai saiga, a bundle. 

 Niue: hai, to tie fast. 

 hai 2 to carry. 



Mq.: hai, to carry, to transport. Ta.: 

 afai, to carry an object, to trans- 

 port; afafai, capable of carrying a 

 heavy burden, to carry here and 

 there. 

 hai 3 to be in heat, to copulate, to embrace; 

 concupiscence, fornication, impur- 

 ity; lascivious, impure (ai). 

 P Ta. : ai, to copulate. 

 halga armpit. 



PS Sa. : fa'iga, a joint. 



haipo heart. 



haipo rah i rah i, shortness of breath. 

 Mq. : houpo, heart. 

 haite (ha causative, ite) numeral. 

 paka causative (a, aka, haga, haa, ha). 

 P Ma. : whaka, causative. (The Polyne- 

 sian Wanderings, 270.) 

 hakahaka to dance T. 



P Mgv.: haka-emana, to skip with a cord. 

 Mq. : haka, to dance. 

 hakai R (kakai). 



hakari coconut (in Christian's "Eastern 

 Pacific," page 242). 

 T Ta.: hadri, id. Mangaia: hakari, id. 

 haki certainly. 



Mgv. : aki, a cry of joy. Mq. : aki, an 

 interjection. Ta. : ai, an exclama- 

 tion. 

 hakura to pinch. 



T Mgv. : akure, to hunt for lice. Ma. : 

 hakure, id. 

 hamae outrigger. 



T Mgv.: Mq., Ta., Pau.: ama, id. 



The initial aspirate preserves the Proto- 

 Samoan stem found also in Tongan hama 

 and Viti dhama, and this is an argument 

 in favor of the direct migration to Rapanui 

 of Prcto-Samoan rovers. The final syl- 

 lable is, as yet, inexplicable; no such aug- 

 ment appears elsewhere in the widely 

 extended history of the word. (The Poly- 

 nesian Wanderings, 404.) 

 hami clothing T. 



hami kaufa, diaper T. 

 Mgv., Mq.: hami, loin-cloth. 

 hamoni fold, crease, hem (aamoni). 

 (? metathetic P numi to fold.) 

 hana warmth, heat, suffocation (mahana). 

 hanau to be born. 



vie hanau, midwife. 

 P Pau. :/aa7^a,child, descendant, progeny. 

 Mgv. : hanau, to be born, to be 

 brought into the world. Mq. : 

 fanau, hanau, to be born, to lie in, 

 to bring into the world. Ta.: 

 fanau, to be born, to lie in. 

 hanehane maea hanehane, black and red 

 tufa T. 

 Mq. : ane, swarthy, sunburnt. 

 hanohano detestable, illicit, impure, im- 

 moral; to take exception to, to 

 stink. 

 kokoma hanohano, vexation, spite; to 

 despise, to hate, to be angry, to 

 bear a grudge. 

 kokoma hanohano ke, to be in a rage. 

 kokoma hanohano mat, to be roused to 



wrath. 

 kokoma hanohano manava pohi, to 

 abhor. 

 hakahanohano to be roused to wrath. 

 Ta.: hanohano, terrible, frightful. 

 hanu aid T. 

 hanuanua meamea rainbow. 



P Mgv. : anuanua, rainbow, mist, clouds 

 on the horizon. Mq.: anuanua, 

 rainbow, halo about a star, areola. 

 Ta.: anuanua, anuenue, rainbow. 



